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The cars were offered through a dealership holding company Penske Automotive Groupwhich created a new U. Goals were to identify the benefits of the start-stop system equipped on the vehicle and how to accelerate the penetration of this technology throughout Canada.

Later Mercedes-Benz dealers started to offer the car. Unsourced material may be challenged and Mercedes benz and swatch. It was announced in March that the Smart brand would be withdrawn from Australia due to poor sales. The electric, Brabus and Forfour versions are not available for the Brazilian market.

This section needs additional citations for verification. A Forbes article has been critical of the stated reasons that Daimler-Chrysler gave for introducing the car in the United States.

The Smart Fortwo is the most efficient car at its pricepoint, since it costs about half as much as a hybrid in the US. Smart decided not to import the cdi version of thenow with 55 DIN HP, although this decision has led to criticism that the new Smart does not get the fuel economy that many would expect from such a small car.

Sales rebounded with the second generation. In JuneDaimlerChrysler confirmed that Smart would be officially launched in the United States in the first quarter of Smart is available in the UK through Mercedes-Benz retailers. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.

The North America Smart Fortwo Type was totally redesigned, with a 70 HP naturally aspirated Mitsubishi-sourced gasoline engine of cc for North America, up from the cc cdi diesel, with the attendant loss of fuel economy.

Both coupe and cabrio models will remain on sale as battery-electric vehicles, with the fortwo cabrio electric drive being offered as the only electric convertible for sale in the United States.

The cc, far more fuel efficient diesel is sold in Europe and some other markets. Throughsales totaled about 2, units, with the last few cars being sold in the first month ofwhen the new Type was already on sale. The waiting time in January was approximately 12 months; by Julythere was no wait to obtain a vehicle and dealers had them in stock for immediate delivery.

Virtually all the deliveries in and many of the deliveries in were to long-time Smart fans who had been waiting for their car for years, which largely accounts for the higher numbers.

Sales are strongest per capita in Western Canada, with Vancouver Island and Vancouver being especially hot markets. Just before the Type ended production after which the production had equaledcars Mercedes-Benz Canada built up stock of cdis to tide dealers over until the successor model arrived at the end of The final selection was Smart, an acronym that had been previously used internally by MCC for Swatch Mercedes Art.

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